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ALMIE M. JENNESS, 0F DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BED ATTACHMENT.

Application filed February 23, 1924. Serial No, 694,735.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALMIE M. JENNEss, a citizen of the United'States,residing at Dover, in the county of Straiford and Fatate of NewHampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bed Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to beds and more particularly to a foot railtherefor.

The primary object of this invention rcsides in providing means to beattached to .a bed, for preventing a patient therein from sliding towardthe foot of the bed.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a foot railfor beds capable of being adjusted to fit beds having mattresses ofdifferent thicknesses.

A still further object of this invention resides in the provision of afoot rail for beds which is capable of being adjusted to afford comfortto a patient resting his feet thereagainst.

With these and other objects in view. this invention resides in certainnovel features of construction, arrangement and combination of elementsto be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the specification,illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings and pointed out in theappended claim, it being understood that the right is reserved to makesuch departures from the present disclosure as come within the scope ofthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application Fig. 1 isa plane view of a bed showing the elements of this invention inoperative position thereon.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail Vertical sectional view of one of theadjustable col umns.

Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of one of the standards.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the foot rail. 7

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the adjustable heads of thestandards.

In the present illustration of this invention, the B designates a bed toeach side rail R of which is rigidly secured by suitable fasteningelements an elongated clamp 5, each of which is provided with aprojecting tubular standard 6 for the reception of adjustable columns 7telescopically disposed therein.

The adjustable columns are held in rigid relation with the tubularstandards through the instrumcntality of set screws 8 or the like, thusit will be observed that the columns can be regulated to various heightsin the standards.

Adjustably secured to the free or outer end of eachadjustable column 7is a-slotted head member 9 adapted to accommodate the opposite ends of afoot rail 12 and support it in any desired axial relation to thetrunnion of the head.

The opposite ends of the foot rail 12 rests in the opposed slots 13 inthe head members 9 and is formed so as to dispose a round surface 14toward the patient to eliminate the possibility of discomfort to theoccupant of the bed.

In the utilization of the aforesaid elements, the clamps 5 are rigidlysecured in the desired position on the rails of a bed, preferablyadjacent the foot thereof, with their tubular standards extendedadjacent the opposite sides of the mattress of the bed, whereupon theadjustable columns are clamped in rigid relation thereto by suitablefastening elements after the foot rail 12 has been properly disposed onthe surface of the mattress.

With this invention fully described, it is manifest that an article ofcomfort is provided for patients confined to beds and, through thesimplicity of the assemblage involved, the same can be readily securedto any type of bed and adjusted to meet the prevailing necessities forcomfort to a sick patient.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to protect by LettersPatent is: 7

An attachment of the character described for beds, comprising clampshaving tubular standards projecting therefrom, opposed columnsadjustably supported in the standards, said columns having serratedportions at their free ends, heads projecting from said columns andhaving serrated portions engaging those of the columns, means foradjusting said heads on said columns, op-

its ends loosely fitting into the depressions 10A of the said heads.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.- ALMIE M. JENNESS.

